Real-Time Asset Tracking, From the Warehouse Floor to the Plant Gate
Our asset tracking solutions give you continuous, real-time visibility into tools, equipment, inventory, and moving assets across plants, warehouses, and multi-site operations -- combining RFID, barcode/QR, BLE beacons, and GPS with the EpsumThings platform, so an asset's location and status are always a dashboard away, not a manual search away.
What Happens When Assets Go Untracked
Untracked assets don't just go missing -- they quietly cost time, money, and audit accuracy every day. A handful of patterns show up again and again:
Tools, spare parts, and equipment tracked on spreadsheets or paper registers that are outdated the moment they're updated
Assets moved between departments, shifts, or sites with no record of who took what, or when
Physical stock audits that take days and still don't reconcile with what's actually on the floor
No visibility into which assets are idle, in use, or overdue for return -- until someone goes looking for one and can't find it
Unauthorized movement of high-value tools or equipment going unnoticed until the next audit, if it's noticed at all
None of this is a shortage of asset registers -- it's a lack of one live, trustworthy record that updates itself instead of relying on someone to walk over and check.
What Asset Tracking Solutions Actually Cover
RFID-based identification
passive and active tags, fixed and handheld readers, and gate-level automation for tools, equipment, and high-value inventory moving in and out of a facility
Barcode and QR code scanning
low-cost, mobile-first tracking for asset audits, instant lookups, and day-to-day stock checks without dedicated reader hardware
BLE beacon indoor positioning
zone-level location and geofencing for tracking movement within a plant, warehouse, or yard, not just at entry/exit points
GPS tracking for mobile and outdoor assets
visibility into equipment and containers that move between sites, yards, or job locations
Real-time movement and transfer alerts
flagging unauthorized or unexpected movement the moment it happens, with a full traceability log
Utilization and allocation tracking
who has which asset, how long it's been checked out, and which assets sit idle long enough to be redeployed instead of repurchased
Mobile app access
field verification, scanning, and lookups from a phone, with offline support where connectivity is thin
Hardware We Deploy, By Asset Type
Which hardware we use depends on the asset, not a fixed package -- most deployments mix two or three of the following rather than using all of them:
Passive UHF RFID tags
low-cost, batteryless tags for high-volume tool and inventory tagging (tool cribs, spare parts, work-in-progress)
Active RFID / BLE tags
battery-powered tags with longer read range, used for high-value equipment and zone-level indoor positioning
Fixed RFID readers and gate antennas
installed at facility entry/exit points and crib gates for automatic in/out logging
Handheld RFID and barcode scanners
used for cycle counts, spot audits, and manual verification where fixed infrastructure isn't practical
Barcode and QR labels
printed, low-cost identifiers for high-volume, lower-value stock such as tools and consumables
BLE beacons and gateways
installed at zone boundaries for indoor positioning and geofencing without tagging every item with GPS
GPS trackers
battery- or vehicle-powered units for outdoor and mobile assets moving between sites, such as containers and yard equipment
LoRa-based connectivity
extends tracking to remote yards and low-connectivity zones, using the same LoRa approach already deployed for JSW Steel's remote monitoring and Jindal Steel Oman's real-time weight-data transmission
Cellular (4G/5G) gateways
for sites without existing LoRa infrastructure that still need wide-area connectivity
Solution Architecture
Every deployment follows the same layered architecture, regardless of which hardware mix a site actually uses:
Identification Layer
RFID tags, BLE tags, barcode/QR labels, or GPS trackers attached to the asset itself
Capture Layer
fixed and handheld readers, gate antennas, and BLE beacons that detect tag and location events as they happen
Connectivity Layer
wired, LoRa, or cellular (4G/5G) links back to the platform, chosen per site based on what connectivity is actually available, not a one-size-fits-all assumption
Platform Layer
EpsumThings' Unified Data Lake ingesting and time-synchronizing every tag read and location event alongside existing plant and enterprise data
Application Layer
Web-SCADA-style dashboards, movement alerts, audit workflows, and the mobile app, giving each team its own view of the same data
Intelligence Layer
SCADAA and AI Agents flagging unusual patterns -- prolonged idle time, unexpected movement, a tag that's gone silent -- rather than just logging events for someone to review later
Our Approach
Two Ways We Approach Asset Tracking
RFID gates, BLE beacon zones, and barcode audits inside a defined facility footprint -- tool cribs, warehouse racks, production floors -- where the goal is knowing what's on-site, where inside the site, and who currently has it.
GPS-tagged equipment and containers that move between plants, yards, or project sites, where the goal is knowing which site an asset is currently at and how long it's been there -- the same underlying platform, with a different tracking technology mix.
Use Cases & Applications
Tool crib and spares management
check-in/check-out logging and idle-asset flagging across steel, cement, and power plants, where tool cribs are a recurring inventory-reconciliation pain point
Restricted-zone tracking
RFID and camera-based tracking of assets and access in restricted areas, extending the same intrusion-detection approach already deployed for OPGC to asset-specific zones
Work-in-progress tracking
barcode or RFID tracking of in-process materials and components as they move between production stages on the plant floor
Warehouse and yard tracking
GPS and BLE-based container and pallet visibility for logistics, transport, and port operations managing high volumes of moving inventory
Cross-site equipment tracking
GPS and LoRa tracking of heavy equipment and spare parts moving between dispersed sites, relevant to mining and utility & infra operations spread across a wide geography
OEM equipment tracking
the same delivery model already used to let an equipment OEM remotely monitor its machines deployed across customer sites (as with Innocule's dosing-equipment monitoring) extends naturally to tracking the location and status of an OEM's own equipment fleet, not just its operating data
How It Works
Asset & Process Audit
Cataloguing what needs tracking, current loss/reconciliation pain points, and which assets actually justify RFID vs. barcode vs. GPS.
Technology Selection
Matching tag and reader technology to asset type and environment, instead of forcing one technology onto every asset class.
Reader & Gateway Deployment
Installing fixed/handheld RFID readers, BLE beacons, or GPS trackers at the points that matter -- gates, cribs, zones, vehicles.
Platform Integration
Connecting tracking data into a unified dashboard alongside existing plant systems, rather than running it as a standalone tool.
Alert & Workflow Configuration
Setting up movement alerts, audit workflows, and utilization reporting for the teams who need them.
Testing, Training, and Handover
Validating tag reads and location accuracy end-to-end, then training the teams who'll use it daily.
Benefits
One live record of every tracked asset, instead of a spreadsheet that's outdated the moment it's saved
Faster, more accurate audits -- reconciliation in hours, not days
Fewer lost or misplaced tools and equipment, and faster recovery when something does go missing
Clear utilization data that flags idle assets before you buy more of what you already own
Unauthorized movement flagged immediately, not discovered at the next audit
One platform for both fixed-facility and mobile asset tracking, instead of separate tools for each
Industries We Serve
Asset tracking earns its keep anywhere tools, equipment, or inventory move across a facility or between sites: steel, cement, power, and aluminium plants tracking tools and spares across large footprints; logistics and transport operations tracking containers and equipment between yards; mining and utility & infra operations tracking assets across dispersed sites; and manufacturing floors reconciling tool cribs and work-in-progress inventory. If assets are hard to find, harder to audit, or move without a record, this is built for that gap.
Steel Plants
Power Plants
Aluminium
Logistics
Cement Plants
Mining Operations
Manufacturing
Frequently Asked Questions
No -- most deployments use two or three, matched to asset type and environment. RFID and BLE suit high-value tools and equipment tracked within a facility; barcode/QR suits low-cost, high-volume stock; GPS suits equipment and containers that travel between sites.
Have a Question, or Losing Track of Assets Like This?
If a tool, a pallet, or a piece of equipment only turns up when someone goes looking for it, that's exactly the gap asset tracking is built to close.